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International TournamentsDiscuss international tournaments such as the World Juniors, Olympic hockey, and Ice Hockey World Championships, as they take place; or discuss past tournaments.

I think Kerdiles got better as the game went on which is a testament to his skill as he clearly isnt in 100% game shape yet. For that kid to go out there (though he didnt get a point) and play in a tight game like this, and look as good as he did gives me a lot of hope for him as a player, and the depth of this US squad.

McCabe was just something special to watch tonight. I came away extremely impressed with his skating and defensive game...this kid can be our shutdown guy and I wouldnt think twice about it.

I think Kerdiles got better as the game went on which is a testament to his skill as he clearly isnt in 100% game shape yet. For that kid to go out there (though he didnt get a point) and play in a tight game like this, and look as good as he did gives me a lot of hope for him as a player, and the depth of this US squad.

McCabe was just something special to watch tonight. I came away extremely impressed with his skating and defensive game...this kid can be our shutdown guy and I wouldnt think twice about it.

I wish Shore was a 93 birthday!!! ahhhhh!

He would have had a point if the Badgers had anybody who could score. He sent one guy in on a mini breakaway on goal late.

there are enough burners on this team to allow for a Biggs/Matteau to make this squad.

The overrating of big ice on here sometimes is madness! It will have an affect on certain games, but nothing earth shattering like some claim it to be. if anything, the big ice stops the flow of the game that we have enjoyed from the previous North American WJC's...too much ice can lead to less hitting, battling, and back and forth play...sometimes teams just get lost in their own end at times with all that room.

Biggs is a player that works best inside the bluelines. He wont have an issue between the bluelines as thats not his game. He will do just fine keeping up on the big ice, but in tournaments like these, you simply need guys who can outmuscle and outwork opponents in the corners and infront of the next, which is exactly what Biggs does best. No matter the ice size, that role is still needed 110%.

you are acting as if these games are just back and forth matches of ping pong on ice, with no moments of cycling down low and corner work going on. Biggs will have a specific role to play, and there will be plenty of time during every game where he will get to play his role...not bringing him for fear of a bigger ice surface is beyond stupid and idiotic combined.

Is there any talk of having Tyler Biggs ride shotgun on one of the top two lines? In Oshawa he always plays with Boone Jenner, and I think he really opens things up...not to mention it's sometimes good to have a big hard-nosed player on a skilled line.

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I think there's a chance that happens. The U.S. is going to feature multiple smallish skill players, so a guy like Biggs could be a nice asset. Here's who I have so far:

Can anyone confirm whether Matteau actually plays center? He's been taking between 3-8 faceoffs a game (generally winning a very good % of them) since the season started, but I don't know if it's just an Iginla sorta thing where he takes them because he's good at them, and then moves to wing.

Grimaldi set up the game-tying goal with 14 seconds left, and then set up the game winner a minute into OT in NoDak's come from behind win against CC. He was also stopped on a clean breakaway and hit multiple posts on the weekend. He is a little snake bitten right now to say the least.